my female layed eggs now I need to know how to get the male to do his thing? Any ideas?
2006-11-21 02:10:43 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Fish
I added my male to the tank , but Ive been looking online to see if the water temp. has to be a certain temp. but I cant find anything.. lighting? does it need changed ?
2006-11-21 02:40:41 · update #1
They are also in a 75 gal. tank, Im not trying to raise goldfish to sell or anything, they are all pets, but since she laid the eggs , I figured why not see if they will hatch, but kinda wanted to know what I could do to help or what to exspect, I understand the chances are slim, but still ya know?
2006-11-21 02:43:53 · update #2
100% sure its a male, and that its does it have breeding tubercles and is old enough to breed.. I warmed up the tank to 74. So I guess now its a waiting game to see what happens..
2006-11-21 05:45:08 · update #3
Okay I warmed the tank up to 76.
2006-11-21 05:59:51 · update #4
you can't get a male to go around AFTER the female has laid her eggs to fertilize them
for goldfish to spawn a male needs to chase the female and rub against her to cause her to release her eggs, he releases his milt at the same time, presto, it's done
leave them together and maybe they will spawn together
2006-11-21 21:37:57 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
if the male isn't fertilizing the eggs right away or atleast after 2 days then be sure to get the tank cleaned out of the eggs. I've found that the longer those eggs stay around that the goldfish tend not to take care of them in the furture as well. If the eggs aren't fertilized after 36 hours then it's safe to say you can clean them out.
Also be sure ph levels are correct and water temp. is above 75 degrees for optimal breeding.
Not too fun for humans to make babies if it's freezing. Same goes for fish.
2006-11-21 11:17:30 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Are you sure it is a male? Is it old enough to breed? Does it have breeding tubercles yet? If the fish is a male he may not be ready yet so there is nothing you can do but wait. If he is old enough and has the breeding tubercles then he should have no problem fertilizing the eggs.
2006-11-21 10:46:04 · answer #3 · answered by Nunya Biznis 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
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2006-11-21 10:36:00 · answer #4 · answered by dolphinpooch25 1 · 0⤊ 3⤋